UK: London call for EU 'maritime protection mission' following tanker seizure

C/U Speaker of House of Commons John Simon Bercow giving turn to UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, London
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London has urged its European allies to form a "maritime protection mission" in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf on Friday. The announcement came as the UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons in London on Monday.
Hunt once again condemned Iran’s seizure of the Stena Impero calling it "an act of state piracy" and added that the HMS Duncan, a vessel within the UK naval forces, was dispatched to the Persian Gulf.
On Saturday, July 20, Hunt spoke to the media after a ministerial meeting and warned Iran of "serious diplomatic and economic consequences" if it does not release the vessel, which remains in Bandar Abbas Port.
According to an Iranian state-run news agency, the tanker seized on Friday was using the exit lane to enter into the Strait of Hormuz, almost colliding with other vessels.